USPTO Patents Application 09993647

The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board.

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES

Ex parte JACQUES DUMAS,

UDAY KHIRE,
TIMOTHY B. LOWINGER,
WILLIAM J. SCOTT,
ROGER A. SMITH,
JILL E. WOOD,
MARY-KATHERINE MONAHAN,
REINA NATERO,
JOEL RENICK, and
ROBERT N. SIBLEY

Appeal No. 2005-2388
Application 09/993,647

ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL

Before FLEMING, Chief Administrative Patent Judge .
HARKCOM, Vice Chief Administrative Patent Judge , and
ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judge .

Per curiam .

On June 22, 2004, appellants filed a Notice of Appeal. On September 13, 2005,
appellants filed a communication requesting "withdrawal] in favor of the RCE being
filed concurrently herewith."

Accordingly, it is

ORDERED that the appeal filed June 22, 2004, is dismissed .

Appeal No. 2005-2388
Application 09/993,647

The application is being returned to the examiner for further action as may be
appropriate.

Michael R. FlemirigPchief
Administrative Patent Judge

m, Vice Chief
Patent Judge

Donald E. Adams
Administrative Patent Judge

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